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Topic: Which Beach Boys "Classics" are.. 'Not to your taste?' (Read 39460 times)
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Quote from: halblaineisgood on October 27, 2012, 07:32:57 PM
The fact that you fail to groove on Surfin USA, one of his all time great drum performances is a damn shame.
I'm pretty sure that's not Dennis on Surfin' USA though, right?
As for "classics" that aren't to my taste I would agree with those who say "Be True to Your School" and "Barbara Ann".
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I understand the hate for Be True for Your school, and I too was always cheesed out by high school patriotism; but now I can appreciate that the song captures that spirit, which is uniquely American, I think, pretty well. I think the lyrics are great, among the best those two wrote. Look at it as a sociological study of American teenagers in the late twentieth century.
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Really not a fan of Surfer Girl, I skip it every time, the same with Do You Wanna Dance. I don't really like listening to 409 either, but the damn chorus gets stuck in my head for hours!!
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Quote from: lance on October 27, 2012, 11:35:31 PM
I understand the hate for Be True for Your school, and I too was always cheesed out by high school patriotism; but now I can appreciate that the song captures that spirit, which is uniquely American, I think, pretty well. I think the lyrics are great, among the best those two wrote. Look at it as a sociological study of American teenagers in the late twentieth century.
well put.
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Quote from: mikeyj on October 27, 2012, 10:54:14 PM
Quote from: halblaineisgood on October 27, 2012, 07:32:57 PM
The fact that you fail to groove on Surfin USA, one of his all time great drum performances is a damn shame.
I'm pretty sure that's not Dennis on Surfin' USA though, right?
Huh...seems you're right. Frank DeVito is the drummer... with Dennis on another kit playing fills or something?
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surfer girl, fun fun fun, barbara ann,
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Quote from: shelter on October 27, 2012, 07:16:39 AM
All the car songs.
Don't Worry Baby? f***.
I don't consider that a car song. It's not specifically about cars, is it?
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Quote from: Jon Stebbins on October 27, 2012, 10:52:32 AM
You're So Good To Me is not so good...to me.
I'll second that. In fact I can't stand it!
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Car songs and Kokomo for me. I dig most of the songs about surf culture but the hod rod thing never bit me.
Edit: I LOVE 'Don't Worry Baby' especially the In Concert live version
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A lot of Carl's lead vocals.
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Man, what a depressing thread.
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Quote from: lance on October 27, 2012, 11:35:31 PM
I understand the hate for Be True for Your school, and I too was always cheesed out by high school patriotism; but now I can appreciate that the song captures that spirit, which is uniquely American, I think, pretty well. I think the lyrics are great, among the best those two wrote. Look at it as a sociological study of American teenagers in the late twentieth century.
I never liked the song till the C50 tour. Seeing the guys perform it with the high school pictures in the background was something else.
Pretty powerful song, as you said it's "uniquely American". Very well put.
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Quote from: runnersdialzero! on October 28, 2012, 10:14:02 AM
Man, what a depressing thread.
I go from asking for the most emotionally powerful songs to asking for everyone's hated songs. Whatever next!
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Quote from: runnersdialzero! on October 28, 2012, 10:14:02 AM
Man, what a depressing thread.
It's actually kind of interesting, but I can see how people knocking some of your favorite songs would make you feel that way. Like, more than one person on this thread dislikes Surfer Girl (the song), and I find that one of the most perfect things to have been created, ever.
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Quote from: runnersdialzero! on October 28, 2012, 10:14:02 AM
Man, what a depressing thread.
It's actually kind of interesting, but I can see how people knocking some of your favorite songs would make you feel that way. Like, more than one person on this thread dislikes Surfer Girl (the song), and I find that one of the most perfect things to have been created, ever.
Haha, precisely. Not gonna go after Mr.Runaways, but reading "A lot of Carl's lead vocals"... well,
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I don't know why, but Breakaway has never managed to convince me. Also, some of Denny's "bellow or mutter 'oooo, love you' over formless backless tracks" tend to be rather boring.
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At least no one's said "Please Let Me Wonder"! I don't know how truly classic anything on
Surfin' Safari
is but I dislike that album -- even songs like "Surfin'" or "Surfin' Safari" -- and never listen to it. (But... I kinda dig "The Shift"...) I also dislike some of their showcases for vocals, "Auld Lang Syne" and "The Lord's Prayer".
edit: Dennis's two tracks on
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go nowhere and I'm glad "Barbara", incomplete as it may be, was saved from the same overproduced, half-baked fate...
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Quote from: runnersdialzero! on October 28, 2012, 10:14:02 AM
Man, what a depressing thread.
Word.
"Breakaway" ??
"Surfer Girl" ??
"A lot of Carl's lead vocals" ??
Are you guys f*cking crazy?
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The one about Carl's lead vocals was probably joke/sarcasm, I believe. Got to be.
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This thread makes me realize that I may be the biggest Beach Boys fan ever!
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I honestly find Carl & The Passions as a whole overrated. I love "Here She Comes" and "All This is That", but that's really it. The rest range from decent (YNAMOHTSA) to bizarre and laughable (He Come Down, Denny's schaltz-fests).
Part of what puts it off for me is the length of the tracks. Nearly every song is over 3 and a half minutes, with two of the worst (Cuddle Up and Hold On, Dear Brother) dragging on for over five minutes.
Also, I never liked "Do it Again". It sounded like the bland reunion song TWGMTR could have turned out to be (and thankfully, didn't).
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Quote from: Lowbacca on October 28, 2012, 12:27:29 PM
Quote from: runnersdialzero! on October 28, 2012, 10:14:02 AM
Man, what a depressing thread.
Word.
"Breakaway" ??
"Surfer Girl" ??
"A lot of Carl's lead vocals" ??
Are you guys f*cking crazy?
Problem is, with things like Surfer Girl, it could almost be an over played factor, but also how each song was introduced. My BB introduction was PS then a UK Best of (The original '66 one), and that has nothing from surfer girl on it, sooooo...
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most of the hits, I never actively listen to them anymore unless I'm listening to a full album, because I'm just so tired of hearing them. why listen to Surfer Girl when you can listen to Our Team?
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Quote from: Aegir on October 28, 2012, 01:42:36 PM
most of the hits, I never actively listen to them anymore unless I'm listening to a full album, because I'm just so tired of hearing them. why listen to Surfer Girl when you can listen to Our Team?
Because I like "Surfer Girl" much more than "Our Team"?
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Quote from: Lowbacca on October 28, 2012, 12:27:29 PM
Quote from: runnersdialzero! on October 28, 2012, 10:14:02 AM
Man, what a depressing thread.
Word.
"Breakaway" ??
"Surfer Girl" ??
"A lot of Carl's lead vocals" ??
Are you guys f*cking crazy?
+1
They are totally mental...
And comon', Jon Stebbins, why no love for the tub thumping garage stylings of You're so good to me?
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